07Itineraries

Trips

Days in Mongolia, not including the Bengaluru flight. Add a buffer night in Ulaanbaatar if you connect through Seoul or Beijing. Pace is balanced — one offbeat beat a day, meals where you already are.

Strip 01 · Balanced

First steppe

07 days

City, wild horses, the old capital, and a valley night. You will not see dunes. You will actually sleep.

UB
Hustai
Kharkhorin
Orkhon
UB

Mid-range

₹52,000–₹78,000

Cheaper mix

₹32,000–₹48,000

01 · 7 days on the groundBalanced

First steppe

City, wild horses, the old capital, and a valley night. You will not see dunes. You will actually sleep.

First trip, 7 days on the ground after you land. Good in May, June, September.

Mid-range · ₹52,000–₹78,000 on the ground, excluding flights

Cheaper mix · ₹32,000–₹48,000 if you van-share and sleep in guesthouses

Strip 02 · Balanced with two long dirt days

Gobi loop

10 days

The classic jeep: ruins, ice canyon, flaming cliffs, dunes. UB on both ends so the flights can misbehave.

UB
Ongi
Yolyn Am
Bayanzag
Khongoryn
UB

Mid-range

₹85,000–₹1,20,000

Cheaper mix

₹58,000–₹80,000 joining a hostel jeep with four people

02 · 10 days on the groundBalanced with two long dirt days

Gobi loop

The classic jeep: ruins, ice canyon, flaming cliffs, dunes. UB on both ends so the flights can misbehave.

The default first trip if you can spare ten days on the ground. Best June or September.

Mid-range · ₹85,000–₹1,20,000 on the ground including a shared 4x4

Cheaper mix · ₹58,000–₹80,000 joining a hostel jeep with four people

Strip 03 · Balanced

Gobi and the lake

14 days

Dunes, then forest water. A domestic flight in the middle so you do not spend four days in a seat.

UB
Ongi
Khongoryn
Hatgal
UB

Mid-range

₹1,30,000–₹1,80,000

Cheaper mix

₹90,000–₹1,20,000 with hostel jeeps, buses to Mörön, and family gers

03 · 14 days on the groundBalanced

Gobi and the lake

Dunes, then forest water. A domestic flight in the middle so you do not spend four days in a seat.

The full first trip. June or late August–early September. Not July 10–13 unless you want Naadam more than rooms.

Mid-range · ₹1,30,000–₹1,80,000 on the ground including jeeps and one domestic return

Cheaper mix · ₹90,000–₹1,20,000 with hostel jeeps, buses to Mörön, and family gers